San Lorenzo de Almagro beat Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia 89 to 73 in the Liga A on Thursday evening. The hosts stayed at sixteenth in the table while the visitors slipped further from second place. And here's the thing — the result came as a surprise to most watching from home.
San Lorenzo controlled the tempo from the opening minutes, building a lead that never really wavered. They shot better from distance, hitting ten three-pointers to seven, while also converting more free throws. The home side had 17 assists compared to 10 for the visitors, showing better ball movement throughout.
The statistics tell a story of efficiency over volume. San Lorenzo took fewer field goal attempts but made 32 compared to 28, while Gimnasia took 64 shots for 28 makes. To be fair, the visitors had more offensive rebounds — eight to four — but couldn't convert those second chances into points.
San Lorenzo's defensive work was solid, grabbing 21 defensive rebounds and recording seven steals. They gave away only 14 personal fouls while forcing 12 turnovers from the opposition. The guest side committed 18 fouls of their own, which handed the hosts extra opportunities at the free-throw line.
By then, the gap was clear enough that there was no comeback to speak of. The hosts had already established control, and the visitors' recent form — wins against Lanus and La Union-Formosa — suddenly looked less convincing.
The result leaves San Lorenzo still rooted at sixteenth after 36 games with 13 wins and 23 losses. Gimnasia remains on second place with 24 victories and 12 defeats, but the ten-point margin suggests they'll need to respond quickly if they want to maintain their position at the top.
